According to Seattle news columnist, Ion Zwitter. Microsoft Corp. has declined comment on the embarrassing revelation that the new Windows Vista “startup chime”, the musical vignette that is played to calm and distract users while waiting on the operating system to complete the boot up process, was created exclusively on Apple computer systems. The controversial tidbit was reportedly slipped during an off-the-record interview of a composer on the twenty member team that worked for over a year to create the harmonic tidbit.

During an annual trade show and conference for professional composers, Jacob Nutley, in response to a question on musical software, posed during ClefWeek 2007, who assisted during the Vista music production, said, “I’m generally most comfortable working with a Macintosh, normally on Encore or Sibelius. They’re available for PC systems, but I need a stable operating environment to avoid distraction, particularly when working on long-term projects like the Vista startup theme.”

When pressed, Mr. Nutley admitted that the entire Windows Vista composition team